You can set up your workstations to have access to each others RAIDs but it will take a bit of trial and error setting them as shared folders on your local network. The individual RAID setup does come with a hinderance… In that accessing data on another RAID enclosure at another workstation is cumbersome and restricted by the speed of the network you are connected to and the PC setup you have, be that Windows, Mac or Linux.
To get the best speeds possible always ensure you are using the correct cables from certified brands/stockists. That is already a considerable saving on time and resources, meaning you can have more time to be creative with the edit or get it out the door to the client faster. Having editors connected to storage with speeds as fast as this means that they can be working directly from 4K media without having to use proxies (as long as the hardware can cope with it). When using Thunderbolt 3 connected RAID storage boxes can achieve read/write speeds of up to 40Gbps! That is 4 times as fast as a USB 3.1 drive with speeds of only 10Gbps. Having directly attached storage to each workstation will speed up your editing workflow considerably over using USB 3 hard drives, cloud storage or slow network connected storage. If your team work on separate projects but the workstations are setup for hot-desking then this will work perfectly. The reason to go this route is for speed. How the different RAID Levels Work Why use personal RAID boxes on each workstation? How do I know what I’m talking about? Head to the DigiProTips Experience and Background page to find out how I’ve built up my knowledge over a career spanning feature film, broadcast TV and digital content production.
So let’s delve in to both and you can decide for yourself which suits your setup. There are merits to both and different prices associated with each route too. The two routes are individual external RAID enclosures for each workstation or a dedicated Gigabit/10G network with NAS configuration. Well, fear not, because I have two strategies that will transform the way you work as a team as well as your editing and storage problems. You may have even invested in a small NAS (Network Attached Storage) setup to give everyone on your team access to the same data but it’s either too slow to edit from or it’s not working out the way you intended? You might have been using cloud storage to manage you team and projects but are now finding it cumbersome to maintain and slow to use. Up until this point you may have been using a combination of scenarios that range from using local desktop storage and swapping projects and media via external drives. Am I right? I’m guessing that’s why you’re here and you are in the right place to sort it out. So, your post-production team is growing and so is your storage problem.
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